Slow Down (Bobby Valentino song)

"Slow Down"
Single by Bobby Valentino
from the album Bobby Valentino
Released	March 8, 2005 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, music download
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	4:18 (Album Version) 3:56 (Radio Edit)
Label	Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
Writer(s)	Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Bobby Wilson, Hans Zimmer
Producer(s)	Tim & Bob
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Bobby Valentino singles chronology
"Slow Down" (2005) "Tell Me" (2005)

"Slow Down" is the debut single by American singer Bobby Valentino from his first self-titled album Bobby Valentino. Produced by Tim & Bob, it spent four consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[1] The single also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number four in the United Kingdom. The music video was directed by Erik White.^[2] The official remix features rapper Nas. It is his most successful single to date. The album version contains a string sample of "A Way of Life" by Hans Zimmer, taken from the 2003 movie soundtrack "The Last Samurai".^[3] The International Remix Version was produced by Tim & Bob as well and contains an interpolation of Jodeci's 1994 hit "Cry For You".

Official versions

1. "Slow Down" (Album Version) / (12" Version) - 4:18
2. "Slow Down" (Remix) - 4:07
3. "Slow Down" (Radio Edit) - 3:55

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak Position
French Singles Chart	42
German Singles Chart	31
Irish Singles Chart	31
Swiss Singles Chart	35
UK Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1

References

1. Bobby Valentino's "Anonymous" Smashes Urban Radio Singers Room. Accessed September 15, 2008.
2. Bobby Valentino - "Slow Down" music video MTV. Accessed September 14, 2008.
3. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/186505/Bobby-V-Slow-Down-Hans-Zimmer-A-Way-of-Life/